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Toxic energy from the Ex…
If you have had a difficult time separating, please know I am not going to profess expertise in protecting yourself physically. This topic is a bit of a segway (segue I have seen it spelt?) to my previous, but where I find I am having a lot of success in my...
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Do you have a mouth breather? A what…?
This was one of my most popular facebook lives BY FAR. So let's recap. (Or view on facebook) No Child Should EVER Mouth-Breathe A mother wrote a blog post about her child titled "NO CHILD SHOULD EVER MOUTH BREATH" Correct. However she went on to correct her child's...
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Sick of the Sickness Cycle and Snotty Noses?
Sickness Cycle Central! Do you have kids that are just constantly snotty and miserable? Do they catch one thing after another? Are you TIRED of all that? If your answer was no, there are two alternatives - either your kids aren't sick. (YAY!) Or they are and you are...
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Just GO to SLEEP!! 5 key things you HAVE to consider
Do you have interrupted sleep? Do the kids seem scared to go to bed? Or you think they are just playing you? Does hubby stay up all night complaining of insomnia? It's just SO COMMON NOW - WHY?! OK so there are a LOT of reasons and I'm probably going to miss a few,...
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Tired of the life-sucking job? NM Steps to Success…
Life Currently... So here's the general picture. We have a mortgage. So we go to work to pay the mortgage...and the school fees, because the kids have to go to school so we can go to work (and so they can learn how to work in the future, to pay for their mortgage...)....
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7 Ways to Break your Blocks to Success
So many women in business struggle. We struggle with juggling the kids and the housework. Who wouldn't - the second you turn around whatever you just cleaned looks completely trashed again. It's soul-destroying right? I know. Mine are an incredibly creative (ie messy)...
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7 Myths about Pure Essential Oils – enough to get up your Nose!
You can't miss all the hype about pure essential oils online can you?...not really. Bloody annoying all these hippies suggesting they'll cure you of everything you've ever had with some smelly hippie potion...am I right? Yeah I'm hearing you, but the problem is that...
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7 Secrets to Sleeping Kids
Oh man - how hard is sleep deprivation right? I said...HOW HARD...sorry, thought you'd nodded off there for a minute. OK so I have to confess, I am not a sleep expert. I have two kids and one was really NOT a good sleeper, the other woke every 3hours. It's one of the...
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First Aid Naturally
Have you wondered how to create a more natural first aid kit? Are you wondering how you can be better prepared to manage the little health crises that pop up when you have small kids? Here are my favourites to always have on hand…
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Heart, scent and changing emotions
Did you know we have three brains? OK not literally brains, but areas of concentrated brain cells – the heart, the gut and the …well, the brain of course. 3 brains – three systems controlling how you feel and process information. 3 systems that can respond to...
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Looking Younger
Youthful secrets - don't we all want some! Someone recently told me I look 28 and from what I could tell they didn’t even have a vision impairment! I’m blessed with olive skin but I’ve also been blessed with two non-sleeping children and I can honestly say I have...
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Why Detox From Heavy Metals
We live in the toxic age. Our technology is further ahead of us than we know…..
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Discovery – A New Oil
This isn’t really a post about oils though, it’s about a journey into gratitude. …..
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ADHD and diet
I’ve just been doing some research on ADHD and I have to say……
read moreGratitude and Crystals
Gratitude and Crystals A better, healthier and happier life can be so much easier to attain and live if we simply honour and respect our-selves and live in the moment with as much gratitude as we can muster. Gratitude keeps us on the positive side of life and makes it...
read moreCalling All Men
Why Would a Guy... So here's what I've noticed guys - people think essential oils is women's business. Witchcraft practically. But you know what I see when I go to Leadership conferences? Men. Yep, when the money starts rolling in and the guys SEE the numbers and...
read moreThe hippie scientist
For a long time it felt really weird coming from a science background, to end up in natural health and essential oils. I'm sure you are thinking the same thing. So, how does a scientist end up doing all this hippie woo-woo stuff? Here's a thought - maybe, just maybe,...
read moreMLM – wouldn’t be caught dead!
Many people seem to feel that MLMs are the pox of the business world. Just this week I have heard someone say: "I sell this great product, and it's not an MLM..." Ironically this person was at a NETWORKING event, to promote and MARKET her business. (??) Sure, Ok, I...
read moreGratitude – A Lesson in Spikenard
A New Oil DoTERRA have released a new oil: Spikenard. It is like no other Spikenard on the market. It is the perfect example of the degree to which doTERRA research and explore the therapeutic properties of an essential oil. Every other Spikenard on the market has...
read moreSelf-harm in a new disguise
What do you think when I mention the term "Self-harm"? Do you think of teenage girls with zero self esteem cutting themselves? The more I learn about people, the more I think that awkward teen never fully leaves us, not really. And if we aren't careful to love...
read moreAntibiotic Alternatives
Antibiotics and Modern Medicine I was asked today about the uses of antibiotics, and why one might prefer not to use them. Are there good alternatives? Is it ok to give to babies? Whilst we have much to be grateful for in modern medicine, I feel it's time to call it:...
read moreEarly lessons in home-schooling
I had home-schooling in my mind before my daughter started school, but she wanted to go. She was excited to go...and so go she did. What surprised me was how pear-shaped it all went and how I hesitated to take her out. Despite how bad it was, I hesitated, because I...
read moreThe Power of Smell – Aromatic-Kinesiology Reveals
The Power of Smell Smell is pretty well under-rated in my opinion. Did you know the chemicals you inhale as fragrance go directly to the core of your brain - to the amygdala, the centre of emotion and memory. That's pretty powerful potential for a simple smell - to...
read moreWhat do you wish for in 2017?
We beat ourselves up as parents. Well I know I do. I am especially good at it. I even went to a counsellor who is really good at making you face your sh*t, and she was like....hey, you need to cut yourself a break hun. Seriously. There are those small glimpses of...
read moreVitamin C – who needs superfoods?
People talk of the new miracle cure all the time - for a while it was soy, until we realised it was overloading us with phytoestrogens when we are already oestrogen dominant. For a while I think broccoli was going to save the world. Now we have the "superfood"...
read more5 simple steps to detox
Did you go a little overboard this silly season? Time for a little detox and self-love? Here are a few simple tips to clean up your act and your liver: Grapefruit essential oil* - great for supporting to detox, particularly after a little too much alcohol... Zedocrine...
read moreSoda and the art of being alkaline
Before I begin I want you to just take a moment to reflect on the language we use around natural therapies. For instance - did you know it is ILLEGAL to suggest that something natural can cure or treat disease. It doesn't matter if you used to had cancer or diabetes...
read morePowerful Emotions
Dr Candice Pert is regarded as discovering the mind-body connection. In her book Molecules of Emotion, she says that "virtually all illness, if not psychosomatic in foundation, has a definite psychosomatic component..." So let's break that down a moment. She is...
read moreIs your teenager talking?
I've had a bit of an epiphany. Relationships may not be my strong point, but I've been doing some reflecting lately on how people communicate and react. When things don't go your way, how do you react? When you're stressed or challenged, how do you choose to deal with...
read moreNourishing YOU
It starts with you... There are so many things we "should" be doing and we always put ourselves last. You can't fill another person's bucket with nothing in your own to give... But it's more than that...it's not about doing all the things we "should", seriously who...
read moreWhy I use doTERRA Essential Oils
Story #1: A friend of mine's daughter had nightmares. Really, really, out of the ordinary, horrific nightmares. They tried everything. Hypnosis, doctors, mental health, diets. EVERYTHING. The only reason my friend tried essential oils was because there was nothing...
read moreLeaky Gut and Supporting Gut Healing with Essential Oils
I'm preparing a class on Leaky Gut and how to support gut health by using Essential Oils. So I figure now is a good time to write another post about it. It's pretty important - many researchers now suspect healing the gut will be the keystone to restoring true health...
read moreDaring to be Seen
So a friend posted on facebook this week a delicious dinner she had prepared - chicken pieces tossed in some green banana flour and fried up in coconut oil. 100% healthy and delicious. Of course a dietician jumped in to berate her about how she should not be giving...
read moreSpring-clean the soul
I've just had a trip to Bali. It's funny how that makes me feel saying that. I needed it. I hadn't had a break from my kids since...well since they were born, nearly 6 years ago. I finished breastfeeding only 6 months ago (the second I mean). I NEEDED some time for...
read moregifted child – a diagnosis
I may have a gifted child. I may have two. I'm not trying to brag, I'm not breeding geniuses over here - when the teacher told me I should look into it I almost glared at her as I said "it sounds like a label". I wasn't excited, I was annoyed because at the end of the...
read moreHealing from Expectations
I'm healing from expectations. It's amazing how many expectations we can have of others, how often they don't meet those expectations (they probably aren't even aware of them) and how much that can mess us up! Hitting 40 I'm nearly 40.... Whilst 40 isn't as "old" as...
read moreHerbs for Adrenal Fatigue
Thyroid Issues...or perhaps not? How many people do you know have thyroid issues? I have friends who have had surgery, have been threatened with surgery...the list is long. How many people do you know on medication to help balance thyroid function? [ Just to...
read more7 Ancient Principles for Health
I was recently at a Don Tolman event - he is a very interesting speaker. He starts his medical symposiums with 2 statements: 9/10 doctor visits are simple functional disorders which will heal with no intervention within 3-7 days. of the remaining 1/10, 99% have...
read moreTop Sleep Tips
Show me a parent that doesn't want sleep tips and I'll show you the rarest species on the planet. I feel like I have special status in this arena as my son didn't sleep more than two hours together for nearly two years. He was my second child so I am well rehearsed in...
read moreA Don Tolman Download
I recently went to see Don Tolman speak in Brisbane. Geez can't he tell a story. Not only can he tell amazing stories of healing, but he has so much knowledge in his head - I took pages and pages of notes, and most of it wasn't even new to me! So I thought I'd do a...
read moreA Day in the Oily Life…
Using natural health in my family is just habit now - it's not until I stop and think I realise how insidious it has become. Essential Oils are everywhere, of course...but there is a good dose of other natural remedies also. This week my daughter managed to twist her...
read moreA Post on Politics
I figured with the long, drawn-out election we've just had, everyone wants another post on politics! Haha - ok maybe not. This may be a story of hope though, wouldn't that be a nice change! When I was at the polling booth a lady behind me commented how we had all got...
read moreWhat’s the Deal with Round-Up?
People debate if we need to pay all this extra money for organic food. It's a good point, there is arguably not much nutritional difference between organic and non-organic so really, what is the big deal and the high price tag all about? It's more about what you're...
read morePainkillers and Alternatives
A word on painkillers... So I get a little upset when people are scared to use essential oils during pregnancy. I shouldn't, but hey, I'm human. Why do I get upset? Because the stuff that you trust instead - I don't trust. We are taught to trust it and it's scary how...
read more5 tips for Winter Wellness
When in a year do you need more tips and tricks for staying healthy than when the cold hits! Brr.. Do you really understand and appreciate the benefits that can be found directly in nature to help your family stay healthy this winter? Do me a favour - look at your...
read moreAwakening me
Life...the Journey Do you get overwhelmed by all the info out there? So many bloggers telling you what you should eat, think, do...do you feel like you're lectured to? Judged? Parenting is a really controversial area, but even just health choices, life...
read moreBusting Health Myths
Old news or new and surprising? There are some really basic health topics that are the source of much misinformation, not to mention the cause of much modern ill health. I'd like to take a moment to bust some commonly held myths...you aren't expected to just believe...
read moreDoctor or parent – who really knows best?
I've heard the quote: no one will know the research like a mum protecting her child. So what of the couple in WA who recently had their child taken from them to have chemotherapy? The doctors knew that the child was unlikely to survive the chemo, or at best left...
read moreAutism, arguments and dealing with behaviours
I recently created massive drama on my facebook page (unintentionally). I posted a statistic that scared me and made me think we, as a society, might be off track a little. Then I sat back and watched fireworks. The debate was fierce to say the least! The statistic...
read moreThe Most Bizarre Weight-loss Story
To begin this story, let me just clarify - I'm not about being skinny. I think we all know by now that it can be equally unhealthy. It is the amount of fat that surrounds your ORGANS, that is ultimately unhealthy. So you can be skinny and have fatty liver, as I used...
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